slovo | definícia |
despise (mass) | despise
- pohŕdať, opovrhnúť, opovrhovať |
despise (encz) | despise,opovrhnout |
despise (encz) | despise,opovrhovat |
despise (encz) | despise,pohrdat Zdeněk Brož |
Despise (gcide) | Despise \De*spise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despised; p. pr. &
vb. n. Despising.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire
to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon,
despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy, and cf.
Despicable, Despite.]
To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to
scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous
dislike of.
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Fools despise wisdom and instruction. --Prov. i. 7.
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Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect
those who do not give way to them. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
Syn: To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See
Contemn.
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despise (wn) | despise
v 1: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has
to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't
catch on immediately" [syn: contemn, despise, scorn,
disdain] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
despise (mass) | despise
- pohŕdať, opovrhnúť, opovrhovať |
despise (encz) | despise,opovrhnout despise,opovrhovat despise,pohrdat Zdeněk Brož |
despised (encz) | despised,opovrhovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Despised (gcide) | Despise \De*spise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despised; p. pr. &
vb. n. Despising.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire
to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon,
despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy, and cf.
Despicable, Despite.]
To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to
scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous
dislike of.
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Fools despise wisdom and instruction. --Prov. i. 7.
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Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect
those who do not give way to them. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
Syn: To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See
Contemn.
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Despisedness (gcide) | Despisedness \De*spis"ed*ness\, n.
The state of being despised.
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Despisement (gcide) | Despisement \De*spise"ment\, n.
A despising. [R.] --Holland.
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Despiser (gcide) | Despiser \De*spis"er\, n.
One who despises; a contemner; a scorner.
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despise (wn) | despise
v 1: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has
to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't
catch on immediately" [syn: contemn, despise, scorn,
disdain] |
despised (wn) | despised
adj 1: treated with contempt [syn: despised, detested,
hated, scorned] |
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